Car carrying three shot at; two men injured

STOCKTON - Two men were injured by gunfire Monday afternoon while riding in a car in east-central Stockton, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

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Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Two men were injured by gunfire Monday afternoon while riding in a car in east-central Stockton, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

The vehicle, a silver Chevrolet Cobalt, was occupied by two men and a woman at about 1:30 p.m. Monday when it was struck by gunfire near Robindale and Belle avenues.

The 23-year-old driver, with a gunshot wound to the back, managed to drive about three blocks to the 2200 block of North F Street before stopping reportedly in front of a family member's home.

A 19-year-old man sitting in the back seat sustained at least two gunshot wounds to his upper torso and shoulder area, according to sheriff's Lt. Michael Van Grouw.

Both shooting victims were transported to an area hospital for treatment and were initially reported in stable condition, according to Van Grouw. A woman sitting in the front passenger seat was not reported injured.

Glass littered the street on Robindale Avenue where the Cobalt's rear window had been shot out.

The vehicle also sustained two bullet holes on the driver's side, one through the driver's door and another into the rear passenger window.

Witnesses near the shooting site told deputies they heard three or four gunshots.

The arrival of sheriff's deputies and other first responders upset longtime residents along North F - an established neighborhood of single-family homes - who didn't know what had happened because the shooting happened several blocks away.